Extensive bilateral striopallidodentate calcinosis: a 50 years history of hypoparathyroidism presenting like a parkinsonian syndrome

J Neurol. 2016 Sep;263(9):1876-9. doi: 10.1007/s00415-016-8243-8. Epub 2016 Aug 2.

Authors

G Donzuso¹, G Sciacca¹, A Nicoletti¹, G Mostile¹, F Patti¹, M Zappia²

Affiliations

¹ Section Neuroscience, Department "GF Ingrassia", University of Catania, Via Santa Sofia 78, 95123, Catania, Italy.
² Section Neuroscience, Department "GF Ingrassia", University of Catania, Via Santa Sofia 78, 95123, Catania, Italy. m.zappia@unict.it.

PMID: 27485169
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-016-8243-8

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Aged
Basal Ganglia Diseases / diagnosis*
Basal Ganglia Diseases / physiopathology
Brain / diagnostic imaging
Calcinosis / diagnosis*
Calcinosis / physiopathology
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Humans
Hypoparathyroidism / diagnosis*
Hypoparathyroidism / drug therapy
Hypoparathyroidism / physiopathology
Neurodegenerative Diseases / diagnosis*
Neurodegenerative Diseases / physiopathology
Parkinsonian Disorders / diagnosis*

Supplementary concepts

Fahr's disease